I like this part about the Empire state. Very nice concept. We are always on the lookout to see what colors they have put up. They usually put the colors of nations' flags during their respective Independence/National Day celebrations.

“For life be, after all, only a waitin' for somethin' else than what we're doin'; and death be all that we can rightly depend on.” - Bram Stoker, Dracula

Johan Cruijff qualified the game of the Dutch team in the WC-final as "hard and crude". The legendary former football player denounced the defensive playing style and considered Spain to be the deserved winner.

"The game was ugly, hard, crude and much too defensive. Absolutely not colorful and with not enough football in it"
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According to Cruijff, it was mostly the fact of feeling powerless that led them to this way of playing: "you're playing anti-football if you think that this is the only way to beat the opponent. The Netherlands played well for twenty minutes only to change to kicking and provoking"

I like this part about the Empire state. Very nice concept. We are always on the lookout to see what colors they have put up. They usually put the colors of nations' flags during their respective Independence/National Day celebrations.